Together the Winter Film Awards and Aftab Committee present Film, Identity and Space: Indie Iranian Films, a panel discussion moderated by Lila Nazemian with panelists, Rodin Hamidi, Shoja Azari, and Ghasem Ebrahimian.

In this discussion we hear about the experiences of  Iranian-American filmmakers and their thoughts on indie Iranian films. The panel will be proceeded by a screening of three short films from Iran; Meeting with the Leaf by Fazlollah Tari, Live with Me by Amirhossein Kotobzadeh and Dancing in Water by Zahra Jafari.

Hosted by Aftab Committee for Iranian-American Artists

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Featured Speakers

Ghasem Ebrahimian

Ghasem Ebrahimian is an award winning filmmaker from Iran who came to the US in 1974. His video installations have been shown in museums and galleries around the world.

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Hossein Keshavarz

Hossein Keshavarz is an Iranian-born independent film director. His debut feature, DOG SWEAT, was released to critical acclaim in 2011.

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Joseph Mauceri

Radio personality, author, editor, critic, journalist, screenwriter, web designer; Joe Mauceri is always on the cutting edge of pop culture.

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Lila Nazemian

Iranian-born Lila Nazemian is a New York-based curator who works in the United States with Tehran-based artists. She is the US Projects Director of CultuRunners.

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Rodin Hamidi

Rodin Hamidi is an independent Cinematographer, Director and Fine Art photographer based in New York City.

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